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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1981

See what you remember about 1981

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. How many people besides President Ronald Reagan were wounded by John Hinckley, Jr. on March 30, 1981?

4
1
3
2

2. What was the name of the space shuttle that was launched on April 12, 1981 in the first Space Shuttle mission?

Discovery
Columbia
Endeavour
Challenger

3. What group of people were fired by President Reagan on August 5, 1981?

his entire Cabinet
Internal Revenue Service
the National Park Service
11,359 air traffic controllers

4. What couple married on November 16, 1981?

George W. Bush and Laura Welch
Lady Diana and Prince Charles
Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson
Luke and Laura

5. What was the top grossing film of 1981?

Stir Crazy
The Cannonball Run
Stripes
Raiders of the Lost Ark

6. How long was the major league baseball strike of 1981?

49 days
1 day
40 days
25 days

7. What network was launched on August 1, 1981?

Food Network
Home and Garden Network
Nickelodeon
MTV

8. On July 17, 1981 two skywalks filled with people at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in this city collapsed killing 114 people?

Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Kansas City

9. What team won the World Series in 1981?

Montreal Expos
New York Yankees
Oakland A's
Los Angeles Dodgers

10. Why was a yellow ribbon tied around the Louisiana Superdome on the day of Super Bowl XV?

to honor the American hostages coming home from Iran
to help bring unity to the country after the 1980 Presidential election
to honor our POWs still in Vietnam
to raise awareness for AIDS

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1981</h1><p>See what you remember about 1981</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. How many people besides President Ronald Reagan were wounded by John Hinckley, Jr. on March 30, 1981?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 4</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 1</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 3</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 2</div>
<br>2. What was the name of the space shuttle that was launched on April 12, 1981 in the first Space Shuttle mission?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Discovery</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Columbia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Endeavour</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Challenger</div>
<br>3. What group of people were fired by President Reagan on August 5, 1981?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) his entire Cabinet</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Internal Revenue Service</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) the National Park Service</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 11,359 air traffic controllers</div>
<br>4. What couple married on November 16, 1981?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George W. Bush and Laura Welch</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lady Diana and Prince Charles</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Luke and Laura</div>
<br>5. What was the top grossing film of 1981?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Stir Crazy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Cannonball Run</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Stripes</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Raiders of the Lost Ark</div>
<br>6. How long was the major league baseball strike of 1981?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 49 days</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 1 day</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 40 days</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 25 days</div>
<br>7. What network was launched on August 1, 1981?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Food Network</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Home and Garden Network</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nickelodeon</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) MTV</div>
<br>8. On July 17, 1981 two skywalks filled with people at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in this city collapsed killing 114 people?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chicago</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Detroit</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Atlanta</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kansas City</div>
<br>9. What team won the World Series in 1981?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Montreal Expos</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Yankees</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Oakland A's</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Los Angeles Dodgers</div>
<br>10. Why was a yellow ribbon tied around the Louisiana Superdome on the day of Super Bowl XV?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) to honor the American hostages coming home from Iran</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) to help bring unity to the country after the 1980 Presidential election</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) to honor our POWs still in Vietnam</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) to raise awareness for AIDS</div>
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